Generation and fate of basal meltwater during winter, western Greenland Ice Sheet

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Harper, Joel, Meierbachtol, Toby, Humphrey, Neil, Saito, Jun, Stansberry, Aidan
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Greenland; Isunnguata Sermia; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-5409-2021; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/15/5409/2021/

Basal sliding in the ablation zone of the Greenland Ice Sheet is closely associated with water from surface melt introduced to the bed in summer, yet melting of basal ice also generates subglacial water year-round. Assessments of basal melt rely on modeling with results strongly dependent upon assum...